Overall, its calling quality is seemingly on the pleasant side with its result – with the exception of its speakerphone. With the earpiece, voices have a good amount of clarity, but its reserved tone means that we have to keep it closely shut to our ear. Conversely, our callers didn’t have any qualms on their side seeing that that they’re greeted with audible and distinctive voices. Unfortunately, voices are subdued through the speakerphone with its muffled tones. Showing off its value, the handset comes equipped with Wi-Fi calling in the event that network connection is lacking.

Despite experiencing just a single dropped call during our testing, the handset is still able to maintain a solid connection to the network as its generally sits at -81 dBm signal strength in high coverage areas within the greater Philadelphia region.

As a whole, battery life is pretty average with the myTouch 4G Slide, which should be sufficient enough to handle most people. Actually, we’re able to get close to the one day mark with normal usage that primarily consists of text, web surfing, and emailing. Of course, power users will constantly keep an eye out on battery – with constant charging a requisite for them. Not the best out there, we’re able to get 6 hours of continuous talk time with a fully charged battery.

Conclusion:

We’re absolutely over the fact that the original myTouch 3G Slide wasn’t all that much of a standout hit last year, but after looking meticulously at its successor, we’re amazed at how the device has transcended on so many levels. Obviously, some might still be attracted to the equally capable HTC Sensation 4G on Tmo’s lineup – though, you’ll be missing out with what the T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide has to offer. Actually, it boasts pretty much everything that the Sensation 4G has to offer, while priced similarly at $200 on-contract, but taking into account that it sports a considerably superior camera, there is no reason why this one should be a no-brainer decision! And yes, it undeniably flaunts the best camera on any HTC device we’ve seen so far – so you won’t be disappointed at all!

"Equally, the handset manages to handle shooting 1080p videos quite well – though, there are some things that dirty its overall quality. Needless to say, we adore its consistent and smooth 30 frames per second capture, but it can drop to as low as 23 fps in lower lighting conditions. Looking at the results, it produces an average amount of detail, but generally has an over-exposed appearance that tends to make colors look washed out – plus, there is an occasional hint of artifacting going on as well. However, its biggest distractor is its shrill sounding audio recording. Despite those shortcomings, we’re still more than content with its overall good looking quality."

Yes, it can. But seeing the kind of question you posed which undoubtedly will raise eyebrows everywhere there are people competently equipped with modern smartphone knowledge, I do believe it's best if you just go buy an iPhone.

I'm hoping HTC releases a candybar 4.3 inch touchscreen phone like the HTC Sensation but with 1 or more GB of RAM and with superior camera like the myTouch 4G Slide. All minus the weaknesses in camcording, of course. While I do love HTC Android phones, what keeps me from buying the Sensation and replacing my Desire HD is the camera... Not that it's not good enough but knowing there is a model handset with a superior camera irks me. I love taking pictures of just about anything and if I'm going to be replacing my beloved DHD, it better be the best there is to suit my needs out there.

18.Daniel Brock (unregistered)

This phone is a complete piece of crap. The HTC software crashes on a regular basis, the wifi network settings work sporadically and it cannot sync with outlook as was advertised on T-Mobile's site. That's just a few of the problems with it. This phone is a complete piece of garbage. Don't waste your money on it.

This phone is great, but the keyboard is not. I can't believe HTC put a poor quality keyboard on this phone. Physical keyboard buttons feel stiff and Touch screen keyboard is actually better for typing. This should have been HTC's main focus. I mean, it is suppose to text phone.

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